Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Naval Architect has 28.0× fewer people ahead of you (6 vs 168).
Latest round Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Naval Architect.
| Biomedical Engineer233913 | Naval Architect233916 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 0 · FY2026-27 | 0 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | 168 ahead | 6 ahead |
| Latest round | 2024-11-07 · 85 pts | 2024-11-07 · 90 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 535 | 44 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | 85 pts | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 3 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 23 · 189 | 1 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | NSW 10 | WA 1 |
| Who was granted | India 27% | India 34% |
| Assessing authority | Engineers Australia | Engineers Australia |
Occupations in unit group 2339 share 0 places left.
Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining
Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining
Standing is tied.
Naval Architect has 28.0× fewer people ahead of you (6 vs 168).
Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Naval Architect.
Down from 90 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 17 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →Down from 95 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 65 pts · 8 Feb 2024491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →Naval Architect has a smaller EOI pool: 44 (+1 vs last month) vs 535 (+9) for Biomedical Engineer.
Queue at your points · 6 months
171 at 85+ pts
▲ 11 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
6 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Biomedical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 6 vs 0 for Naval Architect. Pools: 535 (+9) vs 44 (+1).
Only Biomedical Engineer has a next-round estimate: 85 points.
Both are open in the same number of states.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.
Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.
In 2024-25, Biomedical Engineer had 23 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Naval Architect had 1. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
23
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
down 15% on 2023-24 (27)
1
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Biomedical Engineer NSW (10); Naval Architect WA (1).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Biomedical Engineer India (26.6%); Naval Architect India (33.9%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Biomedical Engineer 77%; Naval Architect 73%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Engineers Australia may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.
Engineers Australia